يمين

See also: یمین

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *yamin-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.miːn/

• Audio:

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Noun

يَمِين • (yamīn) m or f (plural أَيْمُن (ʔaymun) or يَمَائِن (yamāʔin))

1. right, right side (opposed to left)

   Antonyms: يَسَار (yasār), شِمَال (šimāl)

   ثُمَّ ٱنْعَطِفْ يَمِينًا.

   ṯumma nʕaṭif yamīnan.

   Then, turn right.

2. right hand
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 20:17:

     وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَا مُوسَى

     wamā tilka biyamīnika yā mūsā

     And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?

   Antonym: شِمَال (šimāl)

Declension

Declension of noun يَمِين (yamīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَمِين yamīn	الْيَمِين al-yamīn	يَمِين yamīn
Nominative	يَمِينٌ yamīnun	الْيَمِينُ al-yamīnu	يَمِينُ yamīnu
Accusative	يَمِينًا yamīnan	الْيَمِينَ al-yamīna	يَمِينَ yamīna
Genitive	يَمِينٍ yamīnin	الْيَمِينِ al-yamīni	يَمِينِ yamīni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَمِينَيْن yamīnayn	الْيَمِينَيْن al-yamīnayn	يَمِينَيْ yamīnay
Nominative	يَمِينَانِ yamīnāni	الْيَمِينَانِ al-yamīnāni	يَمِينَا yamīnā
Accusative	يَمِينَيْنِ yamīnayni	الْيَمِينَيْنِ al-yamīnayni	يَمِينَيْ yamīnay
Genitive	يَمِينَيْنِ yamīnayni	الْيَمِينَيْنِ al-yamīnayni	يَمِينَيْ yamīnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَيْمُن‎; يَمَائِن ʔaymun‎; yamāʔin	الْأَيْمُن‎; الْيَمَائِن al-ʔaymun‎; al-yamāʔin	أَيْمُن‎; يَمَائِن ʔaymun‎; yamāʔin
Nominative	أَيْمُنٌ‎; يَمَائِنُ ʔaymunun‎; yamāʔinu	الْأَيْمُنُ‎; الْيَمَائِنُ al-ʔaymunu‎; al-yamāʔinu	أَيْمُنُ‎; يَمَائِنُ ʔaymunu‎; yamāʔinu
Accusative	أَيْمُنًا‎; يَمَائِنَ ʔaymunan‎; yamāʔina	الْأَيْمُنَ‎; الْيَمَائِنَ al-ʔaymuna‎; al-yamāʔina	أَيْمُنَ‎; يَمَائِنَ ʔaymuna‎; yamāʔina
Genitive	أَيْمُنٍ‎; يَمَائِنَ ʔaymunin‎; yamāʔina	الْأَيْمُنِ‎; الْيَمَائِنِ al-ʔaymuni‎; al-yamāʔini	أَيْمُنِ‎; يَمَائِنِ ʔaymuni‎; yamāʔini

Derived terms

• يَمِينِيّ (yamīniyy)
• اَلْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى مَنِ ٱدَّعَى وَٱلْيَمِينُ عَلَى مَنْ أَنْكَرَ (al-bayyinatu ʿalā mani ddaʿā wa-lyamīnu ʿalā man ʾankara, proverb)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: يمين (yimīn)
• ⇒ Maltese: lemin
• Moroccan Arabic: يمين (ymīn)
• ⇒ Moroccan Arabic: ليمن (līman, līmin), ليمين (līmīn)
• Swahili: yamini

Noun

يَمِين • (yamīn) f (plural أَيْمُن (ʔaymun) or أَيْمَان (ʔaymān))

1. oath

Declension

Declension of noun يَمِين (yamīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَمِين yamīn	الْيَمِين al-yamīn	يَمِين yamīn
Nominative	يَمِينٌ yamīnun	الْيَمِينُ al-yamīnu	يَمِينُ yamīnu
Accusative	يَمِينًا yamīnan	الْيَمِينَ al-yamīna	يَمِينَ yamīna
Genitive	يَمِينٍ yamīnin	الْيَمِينِ al-yamīni	يَمِينِ yamīni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَمِينَيْن yamīnayn	الْيَمِينَيْن al-yamīnayn	يَمِينَيْ yamīnay
Nominative	يَمِينَانِ yamīnāni	الْيَمِينَانِ al-yamīnāni	يَمِينَا yamīnā
Accusative	يَمِينَيْنِ yamīnayni	الْيَمِينَيْنِ al-yamīnayni	يَمِينَيْ yamīnay
Genitive	يَمِينَيْنِ yamīnayni	الْيَمِينَيْنِ al-yamīnayni	يَمِينَيْ yamīnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَيْمُن‎; أَيْمَان ʔaymun‎; ʔaymān	الْأَيْمُن‎; الْأَيْمَان al-ʔaymun‎; al-ʔaymān	أَيْمُن‎; أَيْمَان ʔaymun‎; ʔaymān
Nominative	أَيْمُنٌ‎; أَيْمَانٌ ʔaymunun‎; ʔaymānun	الْأَيْمُنُ‎; الْأَيْمَانُ al-ʔaymunu‎; al-ʔaymānu	أَيْمُنُ‎; أَيْمَانُ ʔaymunu‎; ʔaymānu
Accusative	أَيْمُنًا‎; أَيْمَانًا ʔaymunan‎; ʔaymānan	الْأَيْمُنَ‎; الْأَيْمَانَ al-ʔaymuna‎; al-ʔaymāna	أَيْمُنَ‎; أَيْمَانَ ʔaymuna‎; ʔaymāna
Genitive	أَيْمُنٍ‎; أَيْمَانٍ ʔaymunin‎; ʔaymānin	الْأَيْمُنِ‎; الْأَيْمَانِ al-ʔaymuni‎; al-ʔaymāni	أَيْمُنِ‎; أَيْمَانِ ʔaymuni‎; ʔaymāni

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: یمین (yemin)
  • Turkish: yemin
  • Crimean Tatar: yemin

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “يمن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic يَمِين (yamīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.miːn/, [jaˈmiːn]

• Audio (Jerusalem):

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Noun

يمين • (yamīn) m

1. right (side or direction)

   لف عإيدك اليمين!

   liff ʕa-ʔīdak il-yamīn!

   Turn right!

   (literally, “Turn on your right hand!”)

   Antonym: شمال (šmāl)